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This is a thread of major media outlets falsely anthropomorphising the "Grok" chatbot program and in doing so, actively and directly removing responsibility and accountability from individual people working at X who created a child pornography generator (Elon Musk, Nikita Bier etc) #1: Reuters

Born in Riddrie on this day in December 1934, Alasdair Gray became one of Scotland’s most visionary writers and artists, his words and images continue to shape our civic life. We honour his enduring legacy & are proud to continue to champion his legacy and creative spirit ❤️

Patreon supporters, a new Book Shambles from the @latitudefestival.bsky.social is out for you now! @robinince.bsky.social and @bechillcomedian.bsky.social chat to Rebecca Achieng Ajulu-Bushell. Subscribe at patreon.com/cosmicshambles

Over the last five years, the number of independent bookstores in the U.S. jumped by 70%. In 2025 alone, 422 new bookstores opened, according to the American Booksellers Association. You love to see it. 📚💙

We fail to acknowledge how much the media / politicians drive public concern rather than reflect it; this happened with Brexit too. I’d love to see a chart tracking increased negative media coverage of the trans community with people seeing them as a threat. I’ve no doubt the former came first.

97% is “no clear consensus”?! Come off it, Liz.

Photographer Christopher Anderson on the Vanity Fair photoshoot

🚨 The UK government just published a breakdown of the responses to its consultation on AI & copyright: - 95% of respondents want AI companies to pay for their training data (made up of 88% saying strengthen copyright law, & 7% saying leave it as is) 🧵 1/2

If you love science and comedy and @robinince.bsky.social, now is a great time to discover @cosmicshambles.com and everything they have to offer. And if you're in the vicinity of London, UK, check out their amazing holiday event, "Nine Lessons and Carols for Curious People"

This is a very sad moment - Robin is a joy on air, a brilliant mind, and a deeply kind and thoughtful human being. A huge loss to the BBC.

Me, in The Guardian today: "This is a moment that requires bravery in standing up for what is right. Organisations that value trans people should know not just that the law is on their side – but so, also, are many people who will step up to defend them if they have the courage to take a stand."

then, the transphobes , feeling victorious at how many people they have made unhappy and despairing in the previous week, move on to anything else that has a spectrum and the possibility of more colours than they can conceive - such hateful people - they cannot understand anything that is not THEM

“I question the energy that is being dedicated to harming vulnerable people and children rather than tackling the much bigger and very real risks facing women and girls.” A Brownie parent tackles Girlguiding banning trans girls: “It is an attack on children.” www.independent.co.uk/voices/girlg...

Listened to a podcast recently about the rise of 'sludge' - the incorporation of inconvenience (long waits, AI chatbots etc) into customer service, designed to make customers give up before they can claim what's they're owed. Having had a parcel misdelivered by FedEx, I'm REALLY feeling it today.

An empty train is sitting on a platform, at least 15 people clustered around the closed doors of each of the four carriages. God love the middle aged man who walks up, in front of all of us, and presses the unlit Door Open button “just in case”…

Heading back north after a flying visit to London, to speak at the @publicitycircle.bsky.social Junior Publicists’ Training Day. A brilliantly engaged audience, with some great questions thrown my way! A good reminder both of what great work the PPC does, and how much talent there is coming up.

Feeling emotional today.

Some lovely news. Somewhere Bobby and Robert are celebrating! Congratulations to everyone shortlisted and thank you to the judges and Nero and to @canongate.co.uk and my agent Clare Conville and to every bookseller, librarian and reader for giving my story space.

Every time I think this government can’t sink lower, they prove me wrong. It’s almost impressive.

Oh this is such sad news. Knights Of have been such a force for good in this industry - we need more companies like them, not fewer. www.thebookseller.com/news/indepen...

Have I mentioned recently how much I adore this book? A love story spanning decades, it left me in tears at the end (not a common occurrence) - and I was far from the only one to have that response. Lily lands in the UK tomorrow - do catch her on tour if you can: buythebook.online/heart-the-lo...

There was a story literally last week about a teenager who killed themself after encouragement from Chat GPT. These are empty words. As ever, it’s profit above everything.

Some days, the algorithm really is your friend:

"Le Carré meets the Durrells" "Imagine the Slow Horses had parents who were also spies..." "Agatha Christie meets the Cambridge Five" To be clear, none of these lines are from me - they're from some of the MANY quotes we've already had in for Alex's novel. Now boasting a stunning cover to match.

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Can’t decide what to buy on Prime Day? Try: absolutely nothing, and then go support indie bookstores instead 📚

Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.

Yes, yes she is. Not only that, she’s #6 on the bestseller list at the most competitive time of year, her poetry outselling celeb memoirs. Pretty much unheard of. Huge thanks to Lemn and the many other poets, writers, booksellers and readers who’ve lent their support to this extraordinary woman.

The Hampstead ponds have REPEATEDLY voted to include trans women. But the officious pricks at Sex Matters don’t care what other women think and are forcing a public consultation anyway. Throw the ponds some support.

Hell yes.

This was Len’s 8th event in 8 days - with Bristol, Crickhowell, Bath, London and Aberdeen all coming up over the next week, and more thereafter. Almost the whole tour has sold out, including all the English and Welsh events. Not bad for a Scots poet south of the border…!

“Sauron and Saruman meet to discuss peaceful resolutions to the war in Middle Earth”

Imagining a parallel world in which 22 billion was injected into the UK arts industry.

I remember this speech when Jon Stewart gave it. It was powerful. And urgent. And 100% true. And like too many things over the last many years, it wasn’t taken nearly seriously enough.

This book has already had such a huge impact on readers over the last decade - and sadly is almost more relevant now than it was in 2016. Exceptionally proud that we’ll be republishing it at Canongate, in time for its 10th anniversary.

Really enjoyed this from @damianbarr.bsky.social Such a good understanding of how social class doesn’t just influence lives, but also silences voices. Damian unions how that works, and how it feels.